A review on metal-and metal oxide-based nanozymes: properties, mechanisms, and applications

Q Liu, A Zhang, R Wang, Q Zhang, D Cui - Nano-micro letters, 2021 - Springer
Since the ferromagnetic (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles were firstly reported to exert enzyme-like
activity in 2007, extensive research progress in nanozymes has been made with deep …

Biodistribution and toxicity of engineered gold nanoparticles: a review of in vitro and in vivo studies

N Khlebtsov, L Dykman - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in wet chemical synthesis and biomolecular functionalization of gold
nanoparticles have led to a dramatic expansion of their potential biomedical applications …

Improvement of gold nanorods in photothermal therapy: recent progress and perspective

S Liao, W Yue, S Cai, Q Tang, W Lu, L Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a life-threatening disease, and there is a significant need for novel technologies to
treat cancer with an effective outcome and low toxicity. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a …

Gold nanorod crystal growth: From seed-mediated synthesis to nanoscale sculpting

CJ Murphy, LB Thompson, DJ Chernak, JA Yang… - Current Opinion in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Gold nanorods have received tremendous attention in recent years due to their exciting
potential applications in chemical sensing, biological imaging, drug delivery and …

Synthesis of dumbbell‐like gold–metal sulfide core–shell nanorods with largely enhanced transverse plasmon resonance in visible region and efficiently improved …

L Ma, S Liang, XL Liu, DJ Yang, L Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The metallic nanostructures with unique properties of tunable plasmon resonance and large
field enhancement have been cooperated with semiconductor to construct hetero …

Overgrowth of gold nanorods by using a binary surfactant mixture

BN Khlebtsov, VA Khanadeev, J Ye, GB Sukhorukov… - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
Seed-mediated surfactant-assisted growth is widely used as the most effective method for
gold nanorod (NR) synthesis. Using prepared nanorods as seeds for further overgrowth can …

Enhancing electrochemical sensing through the use of functionalized graphene composites as nanozymes

LA Dinu, S Kurbanoglu - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene-based nanozymes possess inherent nanomaterial properties that offer not only a
simple substitute for enzymes but also a versatile platform capable of bonding with complex …

Gold dimer nanoantenna with slanted gap for tunable LSPR and improved SERS

S Kessentini, D Barchiesi, C D'Andrea… - The Journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We focus on improving the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of dimer
nanoantenna by tailoring the shape of the coupled nanoantennas extremities from rounded …

Starfruit-shaped gold nanorods and nanowires: synthesis and SERS characterization

L Vigderman, ER Zubarev - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Recently, branched and star-shaped gold nanoparticles have received significant attention
for their unique optical and electronic properties, but most examples of such nanoparticles …

Large-scale synthesis of gold nanorods through continuous secondary growth

KA Kozek, KM Kozek, WC Wu, SR Mishra… - Chemistry of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Gold nanorods (GNRs) exhibit a tunable longitudinal surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)
that depends on the GNR aspect ratio (AR). Independently controlling the AR and size of …